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Jason McLureJust two years ago, once-isolated Myanmar seemed firmly on a new course. Longtime opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy won a sweeping victory in elections that year, a milestone in moving the southeast Asian nation towards democracy and away from decades of military rule. Now both Myanmar's progress and Suu Kyi's reputation look starkly different as the nation's security forces carry out a massive offensive against the nation's Rohingya Muslim minority in its southwestern Rakhine state. More than a half million Rohingya refugees have fled to neighboring Bangladesh in a matter of weeks after what one top U.N. official has called a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing." On this edition of Global Journalist, a look at Myanmar's long history of discrimination against the Rohingya and Suu Kyi's role in the current crisis.Global Journalist: Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar After Attackshttp://kbia.org/post/global-journalist-rohingya-crisis-myanmar-after-attacks
114421 as http://kbia.orgFri, 06 Oct 2017 14:47:23 +0000Global Journalist: Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar After AttacksJason McLureTens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar in recent months amidst a campaign by the South Asian nation's military against the religious minority. Refugees have told rights groups and U.N. investigators of burned villages, summary executions and mass rapes of women and girls. About 70,000 refugees have arrived in neighboring Bangladesh since October. On this edition of Global Journalist, a look at a major human rights crisis that is tarnishing the legacy of Nobel prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's democracy icon turned state counselor.Global Journalist: Myanmar's Rohingya Face 'Ethnic Cleansing'http://kbia.org/post/global-journalist-myanmars-rohingya-face-ethnic-cleansing
104441 as http://kbia.orgFri, 03 Mar 2017 16:32:12 +0000Global Journalist: Myanmar's Rohingya Face 'Ethnic Cleansing'Jason McLureThailand is the world's third-largest exporter of seafood, shipping shrimp, tuna and other fish to supermarket chains and pet food companies in the U.S. and Europe. But a series of investigations by the Associated Press and other news agencies have highlighted a pervasive problem in the Thai fishing industry: the use of slave labor from people tricked or kidnapped into working at sea.Global Journalist: Slave Labor at Seahttp://kbia.org/post/global-journalist-slave-labor-sea
89801 as http://kbia.orgFri, 29 Apr 2016 02:45:19 +0000Global Journalist: Slave Labor at SeaJason McLureVoters in Myanmar will go to the polls Nov. 8 to elect a parliament in what will be a milestone in the country's transition from military rule to democracy. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has drawn large rallies in the run-up to the poll. However it remains to be seen how the southeast Asian country's first freely-elected parliament will work with the country's generals. On this edition of Global Journalist, we’ll preview the elections in Myanmar to see if they’ll help democracy finally take hold, and examine how the media climate there is shaping its politics.Global Journalist: Myanmar's Pivotal Electionhttp://kbia.org/post/global-journalist-myanmars-pivotal-election
80549 as http://kbia.orgFri, 06 Nov 2015 03:22:21 +0000Global Journalist: Myanmar's Pivotal ElectionJason McLureWe're covering two issues on this edition of Global Journalist. First, Jason McLure interviews Saw Yan Naing ( @ yannaingsaw ), a journalist from Myanmar. He's in the United States as part of the Alfred Friendly Fellowship Program, which creates partnerships between American media outlets and journalists from around the world. Then, we talk with Matthew Heineman ( @ MattHeineman ), director of the award-winning documentary "Cartel Land," which tells the story of the ongoing drug war at the U.S.-Mexico border, and how vigilantes are working to try and keep both sides safe. This edition of Global Journalist is audio-only.Global Journalist: Reporting Myanmar and "Cartel Land"http://kbia.org/post/global-journalist-reporting-myanmar-and-cartel-land
75025 as http://kbia.orgFri, 31 Jul 2015 16:41:34 +0000Global Journalist: Reporting Myanmar and "Cartel Land"Earlier this month, journalists and scholars attended a conference on free press issues in Yangon, Myanmar (formerly Rangoon, Burma). Just a few short years ago, holding such a conference in such a place would be considered unthinkable: a military junta ruled the country, and the state of journalism in Myanmar was considered to be oppressive at best. But, following constitutional reforms in 2011, democracy is slowly coming to the southeast Asian country, and press is starting to open up. Despite these changes, journalists are still being harassed, detained and arrested by the government simply for doing their jobs, just as they were under military rule. We wonder: have things really changed? Joining us on Global Journalist to discuss this are Ethan Zuckerman , the d irector of MIT's Center for Civic Media; Glenn Van Zutphen, the founder and managing director of VanMedia Group, a media consultancy firm, and; Maureen Aung-Thwin, the director of the Open Society Foundations' Burma ProjectThe state of free press in Myanmarhttp://kbia.org/post/state-free-press-myanmar
50268 as http://kbia.orgThu, 27 Mar 2014 15:25:24 +0000The state of free press in MyanmarFor more than two decades, Aye Aye Win has provided the world with an inside glimpse into life in Myanmar, filing stories for the Associated Press in the country formerly known as Burma. In that time, she’s covered protests, natural disasters, and the rapid push towards democracy in recent years.Veteran journalist talks about the challenges reporting in Myanmarhttp://kbia.org/post/veteran-journalist-talks-about-challenges-reporting-myanmar
46502 as http://kbia.orgFri, 10 Jan 2014 00:00:29 +0000Veteran journalist talks about the challenges reporting in MyanmarRehman TungekarAfter nearly 50 years of military rule, the country officially known as Myanmar has slowly emerged from its near-lifetime of isolation and repression. Since 2011, the country has opened up to the international community and instituted a number of political reforms, including the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi . In 2012 the government ended its policy of media censorship.Despite democratic reforms, press freedom remains elusive in Myanmar [rebroadcast]http://kbia.org/post/despite-democratic-reforms-press-freedom-remains-elusive-myanmar-rebroadcast
46118 as http://kbia.orgFri, 27 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000Despite democratic reforms, press freedom remains elusive in Myanmar [rebroadcast]After nearly 50 years of military rule, the country officially known as Myanmar has slowly emerged from its near-lifetime of isolation and repression. Since 2011, the country has opened up to the international community and instituted a number of political reforms, including the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi . In 2012 the government ended its policy of media censorship.Despite democratic reforms, press freedom remains elusive in Myanmarhttp://kbia.org/post/despite-democratic-reforms-press-freedom-remains-elusive-myanmar
38921 as http://kbia.orgFri, 16 Aug 2013 22:31:30 +0000Despite democratic reforms, press freedom remains elusive in MyanmarRehman TungekarThe dramatically swift democratic reform in Myanmar has been the geopolitical surprise of the past year. The new government -- headed by former military Thein Sein -- freed thousands of political prisoners and signed truces with rebel groups.Changing tides in Myanmarhttp://kbia.org/post/changing-tides-myanmar
13120 as http://kbia.orgThu, 26 Apr 2012 23:42:18 +0000Changing tides in Myanmar